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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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